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Chapter 2 of the 2022 Acts of the Assembly (“Chapter 2”) appropriated funds for the 2023–2024 Biennium. Item 129.P of Chapter 2 states that “[n]otwithstanding 8VAC-20-790, the Department of Education shall not set a limit on the duration of time that families may participate in the Child Care Subsidy Program, subject to available funds.” Item 129.Q of Chapter 2 states, in part, that “[n]otwithstanding 8VAC-20-790, the Department of Education shall increase participation in the Child Care Subsidy Program among families and providers using non-general funds by: 1) making child care assistance available to parents or guardians who are searching for work; . . . 3) issuing payments to Child Care Subsidy Program vendors for authorized enrollment, subject to the attendance threshold established by the Department of Education; 4) issuing payments to providers for up to 15 days of planned closure for all vendors in the Child Care Subsidy Program for holidays, vacations, and professional development or planning time; 5) issuing payments to family day homes in the Child Care Subsidy program for up to three sick days to care for themselves or a family member; 6) increasing provider payment rates based on the cost methodology developed by the Department in its Child Care Cost Estimation Report; 7) ensuring that Child Care Subsidy Program vendor payment rates for infants and toddlers fully reflect the cost of care; and 8) eliminating copayments for families at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and reducing copayments for families above 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.” In order for the Board of Education (“Board”) to implement the requirements of the budgetary language, the Board must amend 8VAC20-790-20, 8VAC20-790-40, and 8VAC20-790-80.
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